“Shoes: gloves for the feet.”

“I had no shoes and I pitied myself. Then I met a man who had no feet,
so I took his shoes.”

Dave Barry (1947) American writer

“When you were six you thought mistress meant to put your shoes on the wrong feet. Now you are older and know it can mean many things, but essentially it means to put your shoes on the wrong feet.”

Lorrie Moore (1957) American writer

“I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.”

Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist

“I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I said, "Got any shoes you’re not using?”

Steven Wright (1955) American actor and author

“I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.”

Wally Lamb (1950) american novelist

“I had no shoes, and I felt sorry for myself until I met a man who had no feet. I took his shoes. Now I feel better.”

George Carlin When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?

“Even a child with normal feet was in love with the world after he had got a new pair of shoes.”

Flannery O’Connor (1925–1964) American novelist, short story writer

“I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet”

Helen Keller (1880–1968) American author and political activist

“Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet.”

John Selden (1584–1654) English jurist and scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution, and of Jewish law